1908 in radio

The year 1908 in radio involved some significant events.

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Events

• January 12 – A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
• In 1908, John Reinartz first became interested in radio, through "The Electrical Experimenter".[1] This interest led to the development of the Reinartz tuner and other radio advancements.[1]

Births

• March 4 – Franklin Engelmann, English radio presenter (died 1972)
• March 26 – Henry (Hank) Sylvern, American radio personality (died 1964)
• April 25 – Edward R. Murrow, American news broadcaster (died 1965)
• May 7 – Valentine Dyall, English character actor (died 1985)
• June 1 – Percy Edwards, English animal impersonator (died 1996)
• June 27 – David Davis, born William Eric Davis, English children's radio broadcaster (died 1996)
• July 5 – Don Dunphy, American sportscaster (died 1998)
• August 15 – Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, Welsh news broadcaster (died 1987)
• September 11 – Alvar Lidell, English radio announcer and newsreader (died 1981)
• October 19 – Alan Keith, born Alexander Kossoff, English actor and longtime classical music presenter (died 2003)
• November 20 – Alistair Cooke, English-born news commentator (died 2004)
• December 20 – Norman Hackforth, Indian-born British musical accompanist and radio "mystery voice" (died 1996)

References

1. Dilks, John (2014). "The Life of John L. Reinartz, K6BJ, 1XAM, 1QP". QST. 98(2): 96–97.